Globalization
What is "globalization?"
A process by which cultures influence one another and become more alike through trade, immigration, and the exchange of information and ideas.
Participants from which two countries participated in this study?
USA and Japan
(Wisconsin and Kyoto)
What test was used to gather data related to dieting and eating disorders?
The Eating Attitudes Test
Who were the participants in this study?
Muslim immigrants in the US
(First and second generation, n=200).
How many SAQs are in Paper One?
3
What are three ways globalization can occur?
Trade
Immigration
Media
How many participants were in this study?
114
In what decade was this study?
1990s.
Name the four acculturation strategies measured in this study.
Assimilation
Integration
Separation
Marginalization
How many SAQs will be based on the extensions?
None
What are two research methods that are used to study globalization?
Correlational studies and natural experiments
What was one negative correlation found in the study?
1) Japanese students' individualism and subjective well-being
2) Individualistic orientation of Japanese students and subjective well-being
Girls with TVs in their homes were more than 3 x as likely to have what?
An EAT score over 20
Integration was negative correlated with what?
Significance loss.
What are the three extensions to each of the three approaches?
bio - animal studies
cog - technology
soc/cult - globalization
Westernization
What was one similarity in both US and Japanese college students?
Number of close friends positively correlated with subjective well-being.
After 3 years of TV on the island, what % of girls said they had tried dieting OR what % said they felt fat?
69% said they had tried dieting.
75% said they felt too big or fat.
Marginalization may lead to increased radical interpretations of Islam and support for fundamentalism because it affects what?
Feelings of significance loss.
How many essay questions will be based on the extensions?
At least one (one or more).
What are three ways we know Japan has experienced a rise in individualism (probably as a result of globalization)?
Smaller families
Higher divorce
Fewer three generation households
What were four things were measured in this study?
Individualism
Number of close friends
Happiness
Life Satisfaction
Physical and psychological-emotional states
After three years of TV on the island, what % of girls had an EAT score over 20.
29% (It was 13% before TV).
Prejudice and discrimination increased the correlation between which two variables?
Marginalization and significance loss.
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Trout Lake